Watch the SEASON 35 VIDEO and learn how the icons that make San Francisco unique-- SantaCon, Beach Blanket Babylon and Harvey Milk-- help us celebrate our 35th anniversary season.
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Season 34-- Highlights Video
Ever wonder what an entire season of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus is like? If you got 4 minutes, we can show you-- here's a video look-back at Season 34, SENSATIONAL
Season 35 starts with Dan Savage & Joe Jervis at Crescendo!
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus opens its Iconic 35th Season with Crescendo, its wildly anticipated annual fundraising gala. SFGMC will present two gay icons with its Champion Awards: Dan Savage, co-founder of the It Gets Better Project, will receive the Human Rights Champion Award for his contributions to Stephen Schwartz's "Testimony", which was premiered by the Chorus last March. Blogger and activist Joe Jervis will receive the Media Champion Award for continued support of the chorus on his widely-read blog, "Joe.My.God."
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Dan Savage, Creator
It Gets Better Project
Joe Jervis, Blogger
Joe.My.God.
Andrew Lippa, Composer
The Addams Family Musical
“This time-honored event supports the Chorus in raising both awareness and the crucial funds necessary to build and sustain our broad repertoire of social endeavors," said Sean Livingston, SFGMC Chairman of the Board and Crescendo Co-Chair. "We look forward to a fun afternoon filled with inspiration, as we continue to share our mission of changing lives through the power of music." At the event, guests will mix and mingle with family, friends and local Bay Area personalities and will hear a glorious and entertaining preview of selections from SFGMC’s upcoming Iconic Season 35 which includes SantaConcert, Snow White and Her Merry Men and Harvey Milk: Living The Legacy. Crescendo further delights with a classic Sunday champagne brunch, silent and live auctions overfilled with faraway exotic destinations, extra special events, distinctive food experiences, rare treats and Crescendo's signature Wall of Wine. For more information and tickets, please visit the Crescendo web-site.
The Ground-- Video Performance
See and hear the chorus' breathtaking performance of Ola Gjeilo's THE GROUND. This special video was recorded live in Denver, Colorado at this year's GALA Festival of Choruses. Originally part of the composer's Sunrise Mass for mixed chorus, a men's version of "The Ground" was commissioned specifically for the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.
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Harvey Milk 2013: Living the Legacy
The chorus's 35th Anniversary Concert, Harvey Milk 2013: Living the Legacy, commemorates the historic connection between Harvey and the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.
Living the Legacy features the World Premiere of "I am Harvey Milk" by Broadway composer Andrew Lippa. This dramatic new work challenges each of us to find a part of Harvey in ourselves.
Three years in the making, Harvey Milk 2013: Living the Legacy is a musical celebration honoring the death of one icon, and the birth of another.
THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013 at 8PM
FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2013 at 8PM
Nourse Auditorium
SantaConcert
This year, we salute Santa, the quintessential icon of the holidays with SANTACONCERT. It's our most festive and spectacular holiday show ever!
SantaCon is global sensation that started in San Francisco in 1994. Hundreds flocked to the streets dressed as Santa, making it the ultimate expression of holiday cheer.
THURSDAY, DEC. 6 at 8PM
Davies Symphony Hall
With the Bay Area Rainbow Symphony Orchestra
MONDAY, DEC. 24 at 5PM, 7PM, & 9PM
Come home for the holidays with us to the Castro Theater on Christmas Eve!
Crescendo
Season 35 opens with Crescendo, one of the City’s most anticipated social mixers and annual chorus fundraiser. This delightful brunch at the Four Seasons Hotel includes an enticing and elaborate auction, fabulous entertainment, and prestigious awards.
Our Silent Auction begins promptly at noon, followed by brunch and entertainment at 1PM, and concludes with our special awards.
SUNDAY, OCT. 14 at 12PM
Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco
Snow White & Her Merry Men
Snow White is still looking for love, and we're going to help her find it. For the first time in 30 years, the cast of Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon joins the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus for an extravagant, hilarious spectacle that's can only be described as pure, over the top entertainment. The costumes, the parodies, the music and THE HATS!
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 at 8PM
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013 at 8PM
Davies Symphony Hall
Get ready for Unplugged!
SFGMC presents UNPLUGGED on June 15 and 16 with special guests Deke Sharon, Vocal Producer of the NBC hit "The Sing Off," and the internationally acclaimed beatboxer, Kid Beyond. Join the nearly 300 voices of the San Francisco Gay Men's chorus for an evening of fresh cappella pop hits and beautiful classic and contemporary choral music that shows just how versatile, and beautiful, the chorus can be. You've never heard SFGMC like this before.
UNPLUGGED. Serious Fun.
SFGMC announces "Harvey Milk 2013: Living the Legacy"
On the night of November 27,1978, reeling from the news that Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk had been assassinated, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus headed to the steps of City Hall and sang in public for the very first time. The newly formed group joined thousands of candle-carrying San Franciscans at the crime scene, where they sang Felix Mendelssohn’s “Thou Lord Our Refuge.” With nearly 300 voices, the Chorus has grown considerably since the eve of Harvey's assassination. Inspired by Milk’s tragic death, SFGMC has become the world's premiere gay chorus. To commemorate 35th anniversary of Milk’s assassination, SFGMC will present “Harvey Milk 2013: Living The Legacy” in June 2013. SFGMC, along with several partners and the Harvey B. Milk Foundation, are planning regional events and celebrations that will culminate in a world premiere multi-media concert and exhibition presented in June 2013. It will include public submissions, as well as a newly commissioned work by Broadway composer Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family Musical). DOWNLOAD THE PRESS RELEASE.
Testimony Video & Music Now Available
TESTIMONY is a breathtaking and emotional new masterpiece written by Stephen Schwartz for the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. Based on the heartfelt words of the "It Gets Better Project," TESTIMONY speaks to anyone who has ever felt out of place. The DVD Video is available for purchase, along with an iPod/iTunes downloadable version of the song from the SFGMC online store.
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